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Introducing the Classical world
History & The Arts

Introducing the Classical world

...Open University course from which this OpenLearn course is derived. Although some of what is noted in the attached video footage is only dealt with in detail within the OU course, viewing it should prepare you for your work in this course. It should also whet your appetite for further studies in this fascinating area! Activity 1 Watch the video clips below. Click ......
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
Language in professional life
Languages

Language in professional life

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Week 2: Exploring corpus linguistics in EAP: Introduction - [Described image] You’ve probably seen word clouds like the one above before. They’re often used in newspapers and in social media as illustrations. This one was generated using a free word cloud generator (Generate Word Cloud) by inputting some of...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...Open University course S317 Biological science: from genes to species...Mosquito resistance to insecticides: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe how natural selection drives changes in allele frequencies, using mosquito resistance to insecticides as an example...Mosquito resistance to insecticides: 1 The ester1 allele - In the...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
An introduction to floodplain meadows
Nature & Environment

An introduction to floodplain meadows

...Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...Session 3: Flood risk: Introduction - Start by watching the following video which introduces this session. Many people and livelihoods are affected by flooding. This topic is designed to help understand why and where flooding can occur, and how floodplain meadows can help to reduce the impact of flooding for...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Introduction to critical criminology
Society, Politics & Law

Introduction to critical criminology

...course, Introduction to critical criminology, provides a brief introduction to critical criminological thinking. It defines the ways in which critical criminologists take a 'critical stance' on the fundamental concepts, practices and institutions associated with crime and criminal justice systems...This free course, Introduction to critical criminology, provides a brief...
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Level 3: Advanced 2 hrs
Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S295 The biology of survival. Figure 1 Migration word cloud...Migration: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe some of the migratory journeys made by birds and other animals explain the process of adaptation by natural selection and how this results in evolution describe...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Managing virtual project teams
Money & Business

Managing virtual project teams

...course is an extract from the Open University course M815 Project Management. You might also be interested in the OpenLearn course Project governance and Project Management Office (PMO), which looks at the roles and responsibilities in effective project governance and how this can be supported by a project management office...Managing virtual project teams: Learning...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows
Nature & Environment

Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows

...Open University course U116 Environment: journeys through a changing world...Environment: understanding atmospheric and ocean flows: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: appreciate how chemical processes in the rest of the world affect the Arctic environment and the species inhabiting it recognise the physical processes that determine...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs